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qwerty12 2008-12-05 17:20

Wrap around menus
 
Thanks to lardman for bringing https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=987 to my attention (well, I say "my" but more of a general thing on #maemo :)) and fanoush for posting in the bug what needs to be changed.

Simply, as root, :
Quote:

sed -i s/'gtk-keynav-wrap-around = 0'/'gtk-keynav-wrap-around = 1'/ /usr/share/themes/<your favourite theme>/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
Now you can press the up button when at the top of a menu to get to the bottom.

The more permanent method:
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...4&postcount=12

tso 2008-12-05 17:31

Re: Wrap around menus
 
just wish there was a way to do that on a global way ;)

Benson 2008-12-05 17:44

Re: Wrap around menus
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by tso (Post 247121)
just wish there was a way to do that on a global way ;)

You mean this?
Code:

sed -i 's/gtk-keynav-wrap-around = 0/gtk-keynav-wrap-around = 1/' /usr/share/themes/*/gtk-2.0/gtkrc

tso 2008-12-05 17:48

Re: Wrap around menus
 
well, i guess thats a option...

but more like, set it in one place and thats it...

iamthewalrus 2008-12-05 18:28

Re: Wrap around menus
 
Why oh why isn't this the default. There are so many poorly chosen defaults like this in Maemo that I wonder if Nokia will ever get it right.

qwerty12 2008-12-05 18:52

Re: Wrap around menus
 
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...4&postcount=12

fanoush 2008-12-05 19:26

Re: Wrap around menus
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by iamthewalrus (Post 247128)
Why oh why isn't this the default. There are so many poorly chosen defaults like this in Maemo that I wonder if Nokia will ever get it right.

https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=987#c5

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roope Rainisto (Nokia)
Yes, this is currently intentional design to work like this, no wrapping in
menus. Meant to provide a safer and more controllable experience.

Our wise UI design overlords keep us safe :-)

sjgadsby 2008-12-05 19:33

Re: Wrap around menus
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by iamthewalrus (Post 247128)
Why oh why isn't this the default.

Some people count on ending on the bottommost menu item when they mash the down button. It's personal preference.

Quote:

There are so many poorly chosen defaults like this in Maemo that I wonder if Nokia will ever get it right.
Given time, and continued work, the community edition should become a viable alternative to what Nokia ships. And while I hope the control panel in the community edition doesn't become Land of One Thousand Checkboxes to tweak everything, options for some simple departures from Nokia's Maemo UI spec like this might make sense.

I'd certainly like the option.

tso 2008-12-05 20:08

Re: Wrap around menus
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by sjgadsby (Post 247141)
Given time, and continued work, the community edition should become a viable alternative to what Nokia ships.

i just hope the new N900 (whenever, and in whatever form, it ships) do not result in a brain drain from said community edition...

still, i guess the N8x0 is more widespread and established then the 770 was...

iamthewalrus 2008-12-05 22:26

Re: Wrap around menus
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by sjgadsby (Post 247141)
And while I hope the control panel in the community edition doesn't become Land of One Thousand Checkboxes to tweak everything, options for some simple departures from Nokia's Maemo UI spec like this might make sense.

My wish isn't more options, but sensible defaults based on usability principles. The expert/niche usecase options can be put into config files to keep the GUI clean IMHO.


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